Monthly Archives: February 2008

UVA Medical Center update on March 4

Those of you who work or live near the University Medical Center may find this interesting. Note that this unfortunately overlaps with the Old Lynchburg Road Citizen information meeting: U.Va. Officials Give Update on Medical Center Plans On Tuesday, March … Continue reading

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Old Lynchburg Road Citizen information meeting

I (finally) attended my first Parks and Rec meeting last night as a Board member, and I hope to blog about it this weekend. Until then, I thought it important to get this information out to those who may not … Continue reading

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My Six Words To Live By

Smith Magazine is sponsoring a contest to tell a complete memoir in just six words. Many of these have already been collected in a book Not Quite What I Was Planning, but they are also still accepting submissions on their … Continue reading

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“The Native People Still Live”

This Sunday, Feb. 24th at 3:00 P.M., Chief Billy “Red Wing” Tayac of the Piscataway Nation will speak at UVA  issues affecting today’s American Indians. The event, open to the public with no admission charge, is sponsored by the Charlottesville Center … Continue reading

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“Uncounted” to screen Feb. 21, free

My friends at the CCPJ are sponsoring two very interesting events this week. To begin, a free screening of Uncounted on Feb. 21 at 7:00 at Sojourner’s Church, 1017 Elliott Ave. The film is a nonpartisan look at election fraud … Continue reading

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2008 City Primary Results Posted

The Charlottesville Office of Voter Registration has posted the results of the February primaries as a PDF. The results are broken down by precinct, and it’s very clear to see how Obama swept them all. I was standing out in … Continue reading

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What to do on Super Tuesday

February 5 is Super Tuesday, and though Virginia will not be voting until a week later, the results of that twenty-two state voting blitz could do much to determine the next nominee of each party. So if you’re not already … Continue reading

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“Gosh, things are going just swell in Iraq!”

In the January 29 C-Ville Weekly, Josh Levy writes an editorial about just how great things are going in Iraq: Not long ago, it seemed as if we were on the verge of defeat; now it is likely that Iraqis … Continue reading

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